News About: Goverment
More people abusing Zoletil
Zoletil (tiletamine/zolazepam), the high-risk animal anesthetic suspected in a Korean popular singer Kim Sung-jae’s death in the early 1990s, is a drug that is being increasingly abused by its users, said a lawmaker.
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Side effects from medicines surge
Concern has grown over the abuse or misuse of pharmaceuticals as the cases of drug-related side effects have been on the gradual increase, a lawmaker said recently.
According to Korea Food and Drug Administration d...
Lack of pharmacological training causes overuse and misuse of drugs
The government should carefully consider the procedure to allow some other OTC drugs such as painkillers and cold medicines, given their pharmacological attributes, according to panelists attended in a recent symposiu...
Meniere's disease on rise
A growing number of Koreans are experiencing Meniere's disease characterized by episodes of spinning vertigo (sense of the room spinning), hearing loss, and tinnitus (ringing in the ear), health officials said recentl...
Health minister-nominee triggers concerns over for-profit hospitals
Health and Welfare Minister-nominee Rim Che-min indicated Thursday that he will support profit-oriented hospitals.
In the National Assembly’s confirmation hearing Thursday, Rim said he will seek to push "privatizat...
KFDA approves additional indication of Janumet
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has recently approved the additional indication of Janumet (sitagliptin+metformin), the first and only tablet combining a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, for the treatm...
Health minister nominee urged to step down from candidacy
Watching the National Assembly's hearing on Health Minister-Designate Rim Che-min today, civil groups might have wondered whether it was really necessary.
Rim, 53, minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, is one of...
Antibiotics prescription rate drops below 40%
The nation’s campaign for correct antibiotics use saw great progress in the first half of 2011, with the prescription rate falling below 40 percent for the first time.
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Se...
Health insurance covers 594.9 billion treating cardiovascular diseases last year
Last year, the government spent 5,949 trillion won as medication costs to treat a variety of cardiovascular diseases, which accounted for 5.1 percent of the total drug costs in 2009, according to Rep. Park Sang-eun.
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Insurance coverage to be expanded for patients who visit neighborhood clinics
The national health insurance coverage for people suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes or hypertension will be expanded from the current 70 percent to 80 percent of consultation fee starting next year, th...
